Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine, administration priorities, and direction from congress.…

New York University received a $381,526 research grant from a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center, awarded January 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2027. The grant supports execution of a balanced science program aligned with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine guidance, administration priorities, and congressional direction. NYU will serve as a key partner in the agency's exploration initiative, conducting scientific research focused on the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The award carries no set-aside designation, indicating full and open competition.

The research effort encompasses multiple scientific domains, including advancement of discovery in emerging fields through cross-disciplinary collaboration between traditional science disciplines. NYU will also develop directorate-wide, target user-focused applied programs spanning Earth science applications, space weather, planetary defense, and space situational awareness. This award builds on NYU's established track record as a premier research institution with extensive federal contracting infrastructure and demonstrated capacity to deliver specialized scientific services across multiple federal agencies, including previous substantial awards from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine, administration priorities, and direction from congress. Participate as a key partner and enabler in the agency s exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the moon, lunar orbit, mars, and beyond. Advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities between traditional science disciplines develop a directorate-wide, target-user focused approach to applied programs, including earth science applications, space weather, planetary defense, and space situational awareness.